1、Tuvalu has become an unlikely global hero.
圖瓦盧已經(jīng)變成了一個不太可能的全球英雄。

2、At its highest point, Tuvalu stands just 4.5 metres out of the Pacific.
圖瓦盧的最高點距太平洋面僅有4.5米。

3、Tuvalu is one of the places on earth that is most vulnerable to the affects of global warming.
圖瓦盧是全球受到氣候變暖影響最為嚴重的地方之一。

4、But Tuvalu is not the first place to face sinking into the sea.
但是第一個面臨被海水淹沒威脅的地方并非圖瓦盧。

5、China, India and others also speak out against the Tuvalu idea.
中國，印度，以及其它的一個國家反對圖瓦盧的提議。

6、But Tuvalu is too poor to do so.
但圖瓦盧太窮這樣做。

7、To date, over 5000 Tuvalu people have settled in New Zealand.
迄今為止，5000多名圖瓦盧人在新西蘭定居。

8、The islands request that a new contact group be created to discuss the Tuvalu proposal.
這些島嶼國家要求創(chuàng)立一個新的組織來討論圖瓦盧的提議(事實上這個提議并不是新的)。